Life Will See You Now
by Jens Lekman
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 41
  3. Negative: 2 out of 41
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  1. Music_Observer
    May 16, 2017
    8
    Even though lyrics may seem too conversational at times, it’s all part of his genuine presentation highlighted by the accessible acoustic guitar combining with several different instrumental textures that captured attention and engagement. My Score: 136/180 (Solid) = 7.6/10
  2. vicyamusicgreat
    Feb 17, 2017
    10
    Swede Jens Lekman fourth album is a most welcome departure from what had been becoming an almost maudlin oeuvre for the young artist. Certainly the departure of Lisa as his avowed best friend has shaken him to the core and knocked him out of a funk that had started to become pronounced in his most previous outing I Know What Love Isn't. The sound of this song cycle is most compelling: notSwede Jens Lekman fourth album is a most welcome departure from what had been becoming an almost maudlin oeuvre for the young artist. Certainly the departure of Lisa as his avowed best friend has shaken him to the core and knocked him out of a funk that had started to become pronounced in his most previous outing I Know What Love Isn't. The sound of this song cycle is most compelling: not only polished but beautiful, with Madelene Birgenius's adept piano playing a stunning addition. Some of my favorite songs include How We Met, The Long Version, an astute and concise statement of what the theory of evolution entails, preceding the stanza offering an account of how he did, in fact, meet the girl alluded to; and Postcard #17, about his general fear of what's to come, with the amazing stanza, part of which I quote here for your erudition and pleasure: If you say it's name/three time in front of the mirror/It's pale face will appear/grinning in the corner/And you turn around/and you study its particulars/You say is that what I was scared of?/F***ing ridiculous.… Collapse

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83

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Dusted Magazine
    Apr 18, 2017
    80
    The result is his most fully realized album to date, and a reminder after those lower-profile years that Lekman’s voice is a singular and valuable one.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Feb 22, 2017
    80
    The triumph of Life Will See You Now is how it suggests that the 36-year-old Lekman has never been more skilled at his craft, or had more stories to tell.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Feb 21, 2017
    80
    This fourth album by Gothenburg’s master of the indie story song song finds him reinvigorated after 2012’s heartbroken I Know What Love Isn’t, kicked up the arse by drum machines.
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